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NASB | Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God (Elohim) created [by forming from nothing] the heavens and the earth. [Heb 11:3] |
Bible Question: How Can be a satan in heaven? |
Bible Answer: Hello again softcom, Remember that Satan was created to serve God. He was an angel in Heaven and cast down after sin was found in him. Isa 14:12-15 12 How you have fallen from heaven, O morning star, son of the dawn! You have been cast down to the earth, you who once laid low the nations! 13 You said in your heart, "I will ascend to heaven; I will raise my throne above the stars of God; I will sit enthroned on the mount of assembly, on the utmost heights of the sacred mountain. 14 I will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High." 15 But you are brought down to the grave, to the depths of the pit. NIV After he sinned against God, he was cast down. But he continues to have some acess to heaven. Job 1:6-7 (NASB95) 1:6 Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came among them. 7 The LORD said to Satan, "From where do you come?" Then Satan answered the LORD and said, "From roaming about on the earth and walking around on it." Remember, God created Satan (as He did all things). Satan was an angel in Heaven under God's control and authority. Satan sinned against God. God cast him down. Satan is still an angel. God still has complete control and authority over him. Job 1:6-12 is a great passage that illustrates Satan's total dependence on God. That is, he does not move without the permission of his creator. In this passage I understand Satan as coming before the Lord for a purpose. Notice that the "sons of God" (angels) are coming to "present" themselves before God, Satan is doing the same. God asks "from where do you come", not because he doesn't know, but because Satan is required to give account to God. The rest of the passage demonstrate how God uses Satan to further build on Job's faith, endurance, and character. Satan seems to think he is getting away with something, but he is not. He only is allowed to do exactly what God permits. This includes some access to Heaven. Hope this helps, Jeff |